India Finish Fourth at Asian Games with 85 Medals After Late Gold Rush

Kumkum Mohod celebrates her gold medal in the women’s individual recurve archery event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

India Finish Fourth After Late Gold Medal Surge at Asian Games

India finished fourth at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze. China, Japan and South Korea ended up ahead of them.

Uzbekistan also won 21 golds. India took fourth place on silver medals, 27 to 25.

Archery, Shooting and Other Sports Drive India’s Gold Medal Tally

Indian archer Neeraj Chauhan competes in the men’s recurve event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The finish came after a slow start. India had one gold after the first five days. They were 12th on September 28 with four. They won 17 of their 21 golds from September 29 onwards. Archery and shooting produced four golds on September 30, and boxing delivered three titles across the Games. The last day brought five more: Kumkum Mohod in individual recurve archery, Pranavi Urs in women's golf, the men's cricket team against Pakistan, Aman Sehrawat in wrestling and the men's hockey team.

Archery was India's most productive sport with five golds. Shooting won three, wrestling two, and the women's 4x400m relay team took one. Cricket, kabaddi and hockey each produced gold in both the men's and women's events.

India captain Harmanpreet Singh competes in the men’s hockey gold-medal final against Malaysia.

The 85 medals are India's second-highest total at an Asian Games. The record is 107, won at Hangzhou in 2023 along with 28 golds and a fourth-place finish.